HUDSON — The Hudson Area Schools Board of Education approved several staffing recommendations at its meeting Monday.

The board approved a recommendation to hire Melissa Westgate as a pre-school teacher and Debbie Payne as an elementary special education aide. Leaves of absence requests from high school food service worker Barb Williams and elementary teacher Amy Leffel were also approved.

The board also accepted a letter of resignation from softball and volleyball coach Connie Varney.